A 32-year-old Nintendo NES Cart. by Nintendo of America, Inc.

Emulated in MAME !

DESCRIPTION

North American release. Game developed in Japan. See the original Famicom disk version for more information; "Metroid [Model FMC-MET]".

Description from the back cover:

It's you against the evil Mother Brain in a thrilling battle!

You're inside the planet Zebes, a fortress of endless passageways where the Metroids are multiplying. Left alone, Metroids are merely dangerous, but in the wrong hands they could destroy the galaxy! Unfortunately, the Space Pirates who control Zebes have set up the Mother Brain for just that purpose. It's up to you to thwart their plans, but that won't be easy. You'll have to search out and gain use of power items like the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, High Jump Boots and Varia. If you survive, it will be you and your asquired powers against the Mother Brain.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Game ID: NES-MT-USA

TRIVIA

Released in August 1987 in USA.

The greatest difference between the original Japanese version and this version is the saving option. Instead of writing down a password, Japanese players could save their progress in one of the three available save slots on the disk. Another interesting element present in the original version (and never included in the cartridge game) are the creepy sound effects that some of the Metroids do. Thanks to the improved sound chip integrated with the Famicom Disk System, some of them sound much more organic than the electronic 'beeps' from this version.

Mistranslation: In the opening story, the planet Zebes is referred to as 'Zebeth'. This is due to a mistranslation from Japanese to English. In Japan, the 'S' sound and the 'TH' sound are interchangeable.